Inspection Service, refer to the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle which has destroyed tens of millions of ash trees in the northeastern and mid-western United States.

The beetle which has been discovered in New York state, has yet to appear in New England, according to the department’s StopTheBeetle.info website. The beetle’s larvae tunnels under bark and can be unwittingly spread by people moving firewood from one location to another.

The website urges people to not move firewood, and to burn it in the same area where they bought it.